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it will be obama more than romney which is a failed opportune for romney. >> there's bean suing fwegs that a lot of the strategy on both side is to turn many of these foreign policy issues into economic arguments. how much will we see that? >> i've heard from republicans who are privy to mitt romney's debate preparations yes it will be mitt romney who will try to turn every answer he can back to the my. i heard people close to president obama's campaign that he'll try do that too because he has to pivot to a closing message and he needs to start talking about the economy. of course we've seen economic indicators over the past couple of weeks that actually look pretty good for the economy so i expect that president obama will play those up too. but it's going mitt romney who will want to talk more about the economy. >> i want to bring in reince preibus, chairman of the republican committee. good morning. lot to get. a line we keep hearing is that mitt romney was the first to politicize libya. if that comes up tonight how does he respond? >> you know, i think it's just a matter of what
it will be obama more than romney which is a failed opportune for romney. >> there's bean suing fwegs that a lot of the strategy on both side is to turn many of these foreign policy issues into economic arguments. how much will we see that? >> i've heard from republicans who are privy to mitt romney's debate preparations yes it will be mitt romney who will try to turn every answer he can back to the my. i heard people close to president obama's campaign that he'll try do that too...
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governor romney surging. he's nearly even with the president among registered female voters, a number that puts the proposed gender gap into question here. let's bring in our panel. beth, lynn, good afternoon to both of you. beth, let me show you one more number from your poll if i could put it up. president obama's 16-point lead with women on the economy. now a four-point disadvantage. how worried should democrats be? >> very worried. if this is actually going to bear out, it's a disaster for the democratic ticket. president obama underperforms with men, particularly white men at such a large degree that he needs to overperform with women. the obama campaign is really questioning these polling figures saying that the president is still well ahead with women. it's unclear. we are seeing that trend in basically all the polling across the board. that he's lost a lot of ground with women since the first debate. the president has to make up that deficit with women if he's going to win. there is no other way. his
governor romney surging. he's nearly even with the president among registered female voters, a number that puts the proposed gender gap into question here. let's bring in our panel. beth, lynn, good afternoon to both of you. beth, let me show you one more number from your poll if i could put it up. president obama's 16-point lead with women on the economy. now a four-point disadvantage. how worried should democrats be? >> very worried. if this is actually going to bear out, it's a...
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governor romney's strategy is failing. >> how can you say that when the polls show governor romney is leading. >> i'm looking at ohio. where the president is expanding his lead. i'm looking at wisconsin where mitt romney, his running mate is from wisconsin the guy has never led in wisconsin not once. so if you look at the key states, national polls mean nothing to me. nothing. look at the key states you'll see why mitt romney's strategy of economic gloom and doom is failing. >> ann, oil bring you in -- >> there's republican policies in place in virginia and wisconsin and ohio. >> absolutely. they are all republican governors who are out there saying look at our state. we're doing pretty well. >> let me get in here, danny there has been a conflict on how the republicans will handle those key states that have an unemployment rate that's below the national average trying to give the credit to the republican governor by skirt ago round the president and that's not been successful. you mentioned polls. we know this is about math. we know the lucky number. when you look at colorado and neva
governor romney's strategy is failing. >> how can you say that when the polls show governor romney is leading. >> i'm looking at ohio. where the president is expanding his lead. i'm looking at wisconsin where mitt romney, his running mate is from wisconsin the guy has never led in wisconsin not once. so if you look at the key states, national polls mean nothing to me. nothing. look at the key states you'll see why mitt romney's strategy of economic gloom and doom is failing....
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at the end of the day, mitt romney was right. there is a certain segment of the population that's going to vote for obama and a certain segment going to vote for mitt romney. the question becomes can you really reach that ten people that's going to decide who the next president will be, those independents out there. independents get turned off by that, according to the statistics. they really, really don't get swayed by the negative campaigning. what they get swayed by is the closing argument, if you will, that steve mentioned a few moments ago, is who is going to best provide for my family, who is best going to provide for health care and education and so forth. at the end of the day, they don't make up their minds typically till the last minute. these ads out there, for the most part, they're going to stoke up the base on both sides but not going to sway independent voters. >> is that not insignificant, steve, given the fact that turnout is going to be so critical in these battleground states? >> yeah, look, there's a lot of mo
at the end of the day, mitt romney was right. there is a certain segment of the population that's going to vote for obama and a certain segment going to vote for mitt romney. the question becomes can you really reach that ten people that's going to decide who the next president will be, those independents out there. independents get turned off by that, according to the statistics. they really, really don't get swayed by the negative campaigning. what they get swayed by is the closing argument,...
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romney's son, josh romney, who will be attending in person. as will the chairman of the republican party, the nationwide one. and they will be getting an exclusive video address from the vice presidential nominee of the republican party, paul ryan. you know what's interesting? in this last couple weeks of the campaign as the republican side has been trying to win over undecided voters in the swing states, trying to make mr. romney seem as moderate as possible, in order to do that they have sort of submarined paul ryan a little bit. they're putting him out at some events but not very many. yesterday, for example, on the campaign trail, paul ryan had exactly one event. it was a policy speech. it was a policy speech they timed to take place at the exact same time as a big mitt romney event in nevada. the romney campaign at least online did not go out of their way to provide the video of the paul ryan event or any of the highlights. again, that was the only public event that paul ryan had yesterday. we are now learning that while they are keeping
romney's son, josh romney, who will be attending in person. as will the chairman of the republican party, the nationwide one. and they will be getting an exclusive video address from the vice presidential nominee of the republican party, paul ryan. you know what's interesting? in this last couple weeks of the campaign as the republican side has been trying to win over undecided voters in the swing states, trying to make mr. romney seem as moderate as possible, in order to do that they have sort...
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romney. >> think what you've seen over the last few sweweeks is a consolidation of his base. you've seen particularly in our poll in the nbc/wall street journal poll barack obama's numbers have been stable. philippines look at registered voters. what that does mean a lot of the media momentum is with mitt romney. he's getting more of the positive headlines and more momentum describing headlines. going into tonight his challenge is to go in and not over learn once again the lessons of that first debate and be so aggressive. the elephant in the room he has so many george bush's advisers on his team. they are talking about whether we should take military acshow in the middle east. he has to calibrate how he'll attack that issue. >> that's the last thing people want on the right is to align romney with bush and remind people that mitt romney is being advised by a lot of the people that advised george w. bush. >> john bolton, he has the bush team. >> mitt romney, a novice on foreign policy. he has
romney. >> think what you've seen over the last few sweweeks is a consolidation of his base. you've seen particularly in our poll in the nbc/wall street journal poll barack obama's numbers have been stable. philippines look at registered voters. what that does mean a lot of the media momentum is with mitt romney. he's getting more of the positive headlines and more momentum describing headlines. going into tonight his challenge is to go in and not over learn once again the lessons of that...
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romney needs just one of those. if we were to take this out and put colorado and iowa back in, you have virginia. there's a poll out showing president obama up four there. that's 270, even if you were to give romney iowa and colorado, he's at 268. not quite enough, and that's as tight as it gets, thomas. >> thanks so much. i will talk more with you, but i found out we're cutting to mayor michael bloomberg giving an update to hurricane preparedness for hurricane sandy. >> there's no chance the mass transit will be back in time to serve people. we're worried about cleanup, even though the storm should aabate dramatic alally into tuesday. sandy will make landfall south of atlantic city this evening, and that keeps new york city well within the damage zone of the storm. as of now we're under a coastal flood warning from now through 3:00 p.m. on tuesday. a high wind warning through 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. this is a massive storm. hurricane-force winds extend some 175 miles in every direction of this center. the storm may str
romney needs just one of those. if we were to take this out and put colorado and iowa back in, you have virginia. there's a poll out showing president obama up four there. that's 270, even if you were to give romney iowa and colorado, he's at 268. not quite enough, and that's as tight as it gets, thomas. >> thanks so much. i will talk more with you, but i found out we're cutting to mayor michael bloomberg giving an update to hurricane preparedness for hurricane sandy. >> there's no...
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mitt romney makes his case. the republican nominee in battleground iowa where minutes from now he will deliver what his campaign calls a major speech on the economy. and in ohio, thursday romney borrowed a page from president obama's 2008 playbook calling himself the candidate of change. >> this is a time when america faces big challenges. we have a big election and we want a president who will actually bring big changes and i will and he won't. >> hello, everybody. hello. so exciting. >> getting out the vote, president obama in chicago to cast his early ballot and encourage voters to do the same. >> all across the country we're seeing a lot of early voting. it means you don't have to, you know, figure out whether you need to take time off work, figure out how to pick up the kids, and still cast your ballot. if something happens on election day. >> and don't be late, first lady michele obama shares her unique strategy for getting people to the polls with jimmy kimmel. >> election day, election day. up and adam.
mitt romney makes his case. the republican nominee in battleground iowa where minutes from now he will deliver what his campaign calls a major speech on the economy. and in ohio, thursday romney borrowed a page from president obama's 2008 playbook calling himself the candidate of change. >> this is a time when america faces big challenges. we have a big election and we want a president who will actually bring big changes and i will and he won't. >> hello, everybody. hello. so...
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it's not just about mitt romney. this is going to set a temp plat, if he wins, if he's successful in this big lie strategy of running for president, this will become a template for campaigns on both sides of the aisle moving forward. as you know, people who run campaigns are always waging the last campaign, whatever won there, they're going to drag it into the next cycle or the present cycle. imagine if we find out that you can lie so brazenly and not have to pay for it in a presidential campaign. in fact, you can triumph through lying. it will be quite an extraordinary thing. >> let's take a look at it, ron and john. let's look at last night. here he is presenting himself as a man of peace saying military action was the furthest thing from his mind, even on iran, on iran. last resort he's talking. let's watch. >> it's also essential for us to understand what our mission is in iran, that is to dissuade iran from having a nuclear weapon through peaceful and diplomatic means. i laid out seven steps. crippling sanctions
it's not just about mitt romney. this is going to set a temp plat, if he wins, if he's successful in this big lie strategy of running for president, this will become a template for campaigns on both sides of the aisle moving forward. as you know, people who run campaigns are always waging the last campaign, whatever won there, they're going to drag it into the next cycle or the present cycle. imagine if we find out that you can lie so brazenly and not have to pay for it in a presidential...
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not based on governor romney in the primary. >> it's tuesday, so it's a different romney. putting that aside, i mean, i think the reality here it's not just tonal but emphasis. i think the question whether it's afghanistan or iran, what are you emphasizing in the course of foreign policy? you're rattling sabers and that's your first course versus emphasizing diplomacy, you may say we want to do diplomacy, but that is a distinction with a major difference. i think what's going to happen here, i think that romney will go into this debate and try to hug the president where he can, and kind of pivot back to the economy. i think the president in this debate has got to be not just focusing on foreign policy, because that's the obvious thing to do. when governor romney tries to make this about the economy and domestic issues, to undercut that argument every chance he has. >> michael, is there any chance governor romney would come out swinging and perhaps try to paint the president as a person or a leader who does not, for example, support israel, blame the president for iran bein
not based on governor romney in the primary. >> it's tuesday, so it's a different romney. putting that aside, i mean, i think the reality here it's not just tonal but emphasis. i think the question whether it's afghanistan or iran, what are you emphasizing in the course of foreign policy? you're rattling sabers and that's your first course versus emphasizing diplomacy, you may say we want to do diplomacy, but that is a distinction with a major difference. i think what's going to happen...
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romney. 270 are needed to win the election. the times blog gives president obama a 67% chance of winning the election versus a 32% chance for mitt romney. so far, 4.4 million americans have already cast their votes, absentee ballots, or early votings have been used. later in this show, we'll have much more on what those early voting numbers mean and on the republican efforts to keep democratic votes down. but we start with tonight's lead. mitt romney's playing politics with foreign policy. tonight's debate topic is foreign policy, an area where the president has proven himself time and time again. it's a different story for governor romney. he stumbled on international affairs throughout this campaign. and he has shown an unsteady hand on the tragedy in libya. unsteady and highly political. just hours after ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed at the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, mr. romney rushed out a statement in which he accused the president of, quote, symp
romney. 270 are needed to win the election. the times blog gives president obama a 67% chance of winning the election versus a 32% chance for mitt romney. so far, 4.4 million americans have already cast their votes, absentee ballots, or early votings have been used. later in this show, we'll have much more on what those early voting numbers mean and on the republican efforts to keep democratic votes down. but we start with tonight's lead. mitt romney's playing politics with foreign policy....
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the romney campaign stands behind it. the reality is, what fiat is doing and the way they're going to outsource and put jeep and others overseas, it's accurate. i think mitt romney has taken the right stance on a structured bankruptcy. it's ultimately what president obama ended up doing, so there's been a lot of battle about that. i know particularly in ohio and what not, but the ad is 100% accurate. >> according to the detroit news, which endorsed mitt romney your candidate, chrysler previously built jeeps in china and the move is not unusual. the ford motor company builds ford vehicles in china for chinese buyers. general motors bukes in china for local consumers. >> well, but as you point out they previously did it. what the -- what's happening now is, fiat's moved to push jeep more into china. so the ad speaks for itself. the romney campaign stands by it and believes it's accurate. >> let me ask you about one of your big concerns which is libya. you're on the oversight committee and have been working with darrell issa
the romney campaign stands behind it. the reality is, what fiat is doing and the way they're going to outsource and put jeep and others overseas, it's accurate. i think mitt romney has taken the right stance on a structured bankruptcy. it's ultimately what president obama ended up doing, so there's been a lot of battle about that. i know particularly in ohio and what not, but the ad is 100% accurate. >> according to the detroit news, which endorsed mitt romney your candidate, chrysler...
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mitt romney in nevada. i mean, if you live in a swing state, don't be surprised if a presidential candidate shows up somewhere near you between now and november 6th. >> knocks on your door. goes to your diner. side ls up to you on some -- on some commute. okay. they're all out there. and that -- so are we. thanks so much, chris. that does it for us. today in philadelphia. tomorrow on the show, washington democratic senator patty murray. my colleague tamron hall has a look at what's next. hi, tamron. >> it's 13 days to go. romney camp trying to put out a fire over a candidate and the comments over rape. this time it is richard mourdoch out of indiana. governor romney says he won't take back an endorsement. we'll look at this one. plus, congressman paul ryan as andrea mentioned will be giving a big speech within the hour in cleveland. his fist major policy speech addressing the american dream and poverty. our panel will weigh in on the timing of this speech and how his budget, paul ryan's budget factors in. p
mitt romney in nevada. i mean, if you live in a swing state, don't be surprised if a presidential candidate shows up somewhere near you between now and november 6th. >> knocks on your door. goes to your diner. side ls up to you on some -- on some commute. okay. they're all out there. and that -- so are we. thanks so much, chris. that does it for us. today in philadelphia. tomorrow on the show, washington democratic senator patty murray. my colleague tamron hall has a look at what's next....
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it's a matter of romney turning iowa and obama keeping ohio and the other swing states going to romney. >> every state gets 1 vote in the hourpgs for president. yes, gargantuan california with 70 times the population of wyoming gets one vote and wyoming gets one vote. and you have to get 26 votes in order to be elected president. romney is likely to win that, but don't forget about the senate. the senate would have to decide the vice presidency. we think democrats look likely to get a majority of the senate, at least 50/50 where the tie being broken by a certain vice president who might be voting himself into office. so you could have a romney-biden administration. how is that for a my grain? >> let's talk about is senate because we haven't paid much attention to two very important senate races, which party do you think will have control and which individual races do we see changing? >> the democrats clearly have the edge, you take all 100 seats, we see 48 democrats, already in or very likely in versus 43 republicans, that leaves nine seats up for grabs. and those nine seats in our vie
it's a matter of romney turning iowa and obama keeping ohio and the other swing states going to romney. >> every state gets 1 vote in the hourpgs for president. yes, gargantuan california with 70 times the population of wyoming gets one vote and wyoming gets one vote. and you have to get 26 votes in order to be elected president. romney is likely to win that, but don't forget about the senate. the senate would have to decide the vice presidency. we think democrats look likely to get a...
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romney was wrong. governor romney has been wrong. no matter what he tries to do tonight, he's been wrong. when you're commander in chief you have to be steady. you don't get multiple choices to get it right. the president was strong. that was a commander in chief there. we thought governor romney was unsteady and fairly reckless in his language. >> how surprised were you at the new agreements that you got with governor romney tonight? afghanistan specifically. >> it's his fourth position. you can't trust him. he'll have a new position next week. this president has one position. he's going to end this war in 2014 in part because we've ses mated al qaeda. you look at governor romney you saw a politician not a commander in chief. i think that's going to worry people all across america. >> on what is the new afghanistan agreement between president obama and mitt romney, i want you to think about it as you're in a unique situation as having been a campaign techtition and work in the white house. with just looking at it tactically is it th
romney was wrong. governor romney has been wrong. no matter what he tries to do tonight, he's been wrong. when you're commander in chief you have to be steady. you don't get multiple choices to get it right. the president was strong. that was a commander in chief there. we thought governor romney was unsteady and fairly reckless in his language. >> how surprised were you at the new agreements that you got with governor romney tonight? afghanistan specifically. >> it's his fourth...
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what does mitt romney do? that's the big question mark. >> real quickly, this close to the election, does it matter if they've got to cancel these rallies? and what about their ads? if you're wall-to-wall coverage in some of these markets, the television ads aren't airing, right? >> no, they're not airing. you look at the states on the east coast that will be the most impacted, virginia and new hampshire. those states really matter. obviously, pennsylvania matters as well because mitt romney's people believe they're closing that race. but it does change everything. the key here is to not look too political. if you do that, that cob a backlash not only the states along the coastline that are impacted by this but across the entire country. it's messy out there not only weatherwise but also politically. >> you two actually interviewed the president over the weekend. you looked him in the eye. do you think he's feeling the heat, mika? >> i do. and i think that he's also enjoying the game. we were out there on the
what does mitt romney do? that's the big question mark. >> real quickly, this close to the election, does it matter if they've got to cancel these rallies? and what about their ads? if you're wall-to-wall coverage in some of these markets, the television ads aren't airing, right? >> no, they're not airing. you look at the states on the east coast that will be the most impacted, virginia and new hampshire. those states really matter. obviously, pennsylvania matters as well because...
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printed it on the record and endorsed mitt romney. the last time they endorsed a republican for president was when they made the call to go with richard nixon. many are preparing for hurricane sandy. eight states declared a state of emergency. a national hurricane center said it's expected to bring strong winds and a significant storm surge to the mid-atlantic states and southern new england. dylilylan drier has the latest. >> good morning. thanks. we are focusing on a category one her honor here. it is still moving to the northeast. it's going to take the turn to the northwest. right now, it's still almost 400 miles to the east of charleston, south carolina. it is still very far out to sea and moving to the northeast. it is an expansive storm. it's huge, stretching all the way through the eastern sea board, roughing up the surge. look at the heavy bands of rain moving into virginia beach, maryland, delaware and down into eastern north carolina. northeastern north carolina is going get stuck with several inches of rain. we still have
printed it on the record and endorsed mitt romney. the last time they endorsed a republican for president was when they made the call to go with richard nixon. many are preparing for hurricane sandy. eight states declared a state of emergency. a national hurricane center said it's expected to bring strong winds and a significant storm surge to the mid-atlantic states and southern new england. dylilylan drier has the latest. >> good morning. thanks. we are focusing on a category one her...
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what if mitt romney gets elected? from chris janzen to chris matthews i'm going to talk to some of my msnbc colleagues about what it could mean right here on "weekends with alex witt." mike rowe here at a ford tell me fiona, who's having a big tire event? your ford dealer. who has 11 major brands to choose from? your ford dealer. who's offering a rebate? your ford dealer. who has the low price tire guarantee... affording peace of mind to anyone who might be in the market for a new set of tires? your ford dealer. i'm beginning to sense a pattern. buy four select tires, get a $60 rebate. use the ford service credit credit card, get $60 more. that's up to $120. where did you get that sweater vest? your ford dealer. we put a week of her family's smelly stuff all in at once to prove that febreze car vent clips could eliminate the odor. then we brought her family to see if it worked. tell me what you smell. something fresh. a beach. take your blindfolds off. oh! look at all this garbage! febreze car. eliminates odors for co
what if mitt romney gets elected? from chris janzen to chris matthews i'm going to talk to some of my msnbc colleagues about what it could mean right here on "weekends with alex witt." mike rowe here at a ford tell me fiona, who's having a big tire event? your ford dealer. who has 11 major brands to choose from? your ford dealer. who's offering a rebate? your ford dealer. who has the low price tire guarantee... affording peace of mind to anyone who might be in the market for a new set...
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this afternoon, romney and his running mate power ryan held a rally in toledo, ohio, governor romney touting his business experience, repeatedly promising to bring back jobs. >> i didn't just read about small business, i didn't just study it in school. i lived small business. i know what it's like to start a business. i want to use the experience to help people get more businesses started, get more jobs, get higher take-home pay. >>> as we mentioned, the president in washington, d.c. earlier today. but he will try to leave for florida this afternoon. we're told the obama campaign canceled scheduled events this week. in northern virginia. of course there was supposed to be the rally with bill clinton and prince william county. canceling an event in colorado springs. colorado due to the hurricane as well. meanwhile in battleground ohio, the race now officially a dead heat. this is the latest poll from the cincinnati inquirer and ohio news organization. it shows the president and governor romney tied. at 49-49. you can bet the campaigns are closely watching sandy's path along the east c
this afternoon, romney and his running mate power ryan held a rally in toledo, ohio, governor romney touting his business experience, repeatedly promising to bring back jobs. >> i didn't just read about small business, i didn't just study it in school. i lived small business. i know what it's like to start a business. i want to use the experience to help people get more businesses started, get more jobs, get higher take-home pay. >>> as we mentioned, the president in washington,...
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they felt mitt romney got the nod that way, and governor romney had a better set of tools to break through the gridlock in washington, d.c. a lot of speculation as to why they may have endorsed mitt romney. they did give him an interview face to face. they said that had nothing to do with anything. that's from rick green, that said, how big a deal is this in a swing state like ohio? a paper with this record. or iowa rather. a paper that has this record, a paper considered to be a liberal-leaning paper. does this have influence? >> normally i would say no. i work for a newspaper, i like to think we're all powerful. but i think there are limits on endorsements, but in the case of "the des moines register," a very influential paper in iowa, as you just said. i do think it can make a difference, especially when it's seen as stirring the pot as this one is. if they endorsed president obama, i think that would have probably been interpreted as what was expected. we would have taken note of it. >> "the new york times." >> and "post" editorial page, which i obviously had nothing to do with. but th
they felt mitt romney got the nod that way, and governor romney had a better set of tools to break through the gridlock in washington, d.c. a lot of speculation as to why they may have endorsed mitt romney. they did give him an interview face to face. they said that had nothing to do with anything. that's from rick green, that said, how big a deal is this in a swing state like ohio? a paper with this record. or iowa rather. a paper that has this record, a paper considered to be a...
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under romney, zero enrichment. under obama, there's potential for compromise. >> i think it would be great if president obama would say look, we were willing to talk to you and willing to do a deal. we had a deal on the table in the fall of 2010 where turkey and other countries supply you with the 20% enriched uranium you need. you will get stopped doing that. that's the first step toward a larger deal. we had that deal. ironically, ahmadinejad wanted it. it's the supreme leader who didn't. >> i think an important point from the romney perspective is he accused the president and will tomorrow again, accused the president of going soft on the greenop decision movement. he loves it. why didn't you support the revolution. every green movement leader and activist in iran, i know them, i have talked to them and spent time with them, every single one of them is against the sanctions. where is his answer to that? >> to pick up on what you said, even if we turn around and say it's not our fault if the banking sanctions are
under romney, zero enrichment. under obama, there's potential for compromise. >> i think it would be great if president obama would say look, we were willing to talk to you and willing to do a deal. we had a deal on the table in the fall of 2010 where turkey and other countries supply you with the 20% enriched uranium you need. you will get stopped doing that. that's the first step toward a larger deal. we had that deal. ironically, ahmadinejad wanted it. it's the supreme leader who...
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clearly, romney caught up. i think obama did a lot in the last debate to blunt whatever momentum that created. but here we are. >> i'm looking out the window, john harwood, women for mitt. and she is very excited, yes, yes, i see, hello, jumping up and down. and as you look at the polls here, there is a pronounced gender back, president obama leads romney by 15 points. but we have seen different polls -- >> that's in ohio. "wall street journal" poll shows a tightening gap, eight percentage points or other polls that show it closer. but it looks like if you listen to chuck, he's dead right. can barack obama run up a big enough lead with women, and with hispanics? if he does, he wins. if he doesn't, he loses, right? >> no question, those are the two important constituencies, as well as whether or not they can get young people out. young people, who overwhelmingly for obama are down in enthusiasm. by the way, it is clear that if gene robinson were on the ballot, he would be doing better with women. >> are you kidd
clearly, romney caught up. i think obama did a lot in the last debate to blunt whatever momentum that created. but here we are. >> i'm looking out the window, john harwood, women for mitt. and she is very excited, yes, yes, i see, hello, jumping up and down. and as you look at the polls here, there is a pronounced gender back, president obama leads romney by 15 points. but we have seen different polls -- >> that's in ohio. "wall street journal" poll shows a tightening gap,...
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that man is mitt romney. there's not much time left and the future of our country is at stake. >> at least the president gets to appear as himself rather than an empty chair. rove is betting on this kind of spending. people don't spend money to advise unless they think it's going to make a difference. talk about 501(c)(4)s that citizens united unleashed on this campaign. >> 501(c)(4) is another word for a charity. it's a social welfare organization that can spend money on lobbying or on influencing elections. it can only spend up half to this money influencing elections. in the citizens united case back in 2010, allowed those organizations to take it a step further and use corporate money to spend directly in the middle of elections, corporate and union money to say vote for or vote against. now, this money is not new in politics. it just exploded. the court decision wiped away the gray area in our campaign finance law. so now there are no limits to what outside groups can do. and so what we're seeing now is
that man is mitt romney. there's not much time left and the future of our country is at stake. >> at least the president gets to appear as himself rather than an empty chair. rove is betting on this kind of spending. people don't spend money to advise unless they think it's going to make a difference. talk about 501(c)(4)s that citizens united unleashed on this campaign. >> 501(c)(4) is another word for a charity. it's a social welfare organization that can spend money on lobbying...
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with the storm on the way romney canceled rallies in north carolina in the storm's path. instead he'll join paul ryan's bus tour in ohio. >> our thoughts and prayers are with the people who will find themselves in harm's way. >> reporter: president obama canceled events in virginia and colorado and will do one last rally in florida before heading to washington. he met with fema overseeing the government's plans to help states and cities. >> anything they need, we will be there. and we're going to cut through red tape. we're not going to get bogged down with a lot of rule. >> reporter: in florida he told campaign workers, turnout is the key. >> whoever is able to get their voters out will win florida. >> reporter: that could be tough in states where sandy is headed. maryland has canceled early voting and virginia, a battleground state could see power outages lasting until election day. >> several months ago and we had the third largest power outage in history but got everything back on in pretty much seven days. >> reporter: virginia is already planning to extend its hours
with the storm on the way romney canceled rallies in north carolina in the storm's path. instead he'll join paul ryan's bus tour in ohio. >> our thoughts and prayers are with the people who will find themselves in harm's way. >> reporter: president obama canceled events in virginia and colorado and will do one last rally in florida before heading to washington. he met with fema overseeing the government's plans to help states and cities. >> anything they need, we will be...
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mitt romney needs ohio to win. in all likelihood if the president wins ohio then he probably can pull this off because nevada seems to be increasingly more in his column. >> this is scenario number one, the president winning ohio. we have him winning wisconsin, pennsylvania, nevada. in this he wins 272, romney 266. that takes michigan out. i think it's trending to obama. the romney people aren't putting money into it nor are they putting money into pennsylvania right now. >> interesting. >> so you add michigan in, obama wins a clear victory. that also brings up the issue of ohio. everybody is talking about ohio. it's red now. this is scenario number 2. the president loses ohio, pennsylvania and florida >> florida has been trending to mitt romney. people think that will be -- it will be tight but likely romney. in that map you have north carolina going blue, it's probably going to go red. if you flip north carolina out of that, it gets closer. >> our scenario gives it to governor romney. scenario number 3, the romne
mitt romney needs ohio to win. in all likelihood if the president wins ohio then he probably can pull this off because nevada seems to be increasingly more in his column. >> this is scenario number one, the president winning ohio. we have him winning wisconsin, pennsylvania, nevada. in this he wins 272, romney 266. that takes michigan out. i think it's trending to obama. the romney people aren't putting money into it nor are they putting money into pennsylvania right now. >>...
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romney and i approve this message. the man on a jet ski was able breach the kennedy airport security system. he became stranded in jamaica in august when his jet so he swam to e airport and climbed a barbwire fence, crossed two runways and eventually rock -- walked right into a secure terminal. i figured i was gonna be on camera and somebody would up and maybe a helicopter or police car would come. nothing happened. i had to walk up to a cargo area. in the end, he was arrested charged with felony trespassing. it has been reduced to a misdemeanor. the world series will run detroit and san francisco and game 1 is tonight. this is a case of when making a bet on a sporting event backfires. walked into work wilson building, he was greeted with a st. louis flag. that was the district price to pay for the nationals losing to the st. louis cardinals in the nlcs. most nats fans say they are not and today theble historic season. a big baseball fan and worst loss i have ever been part of. it was vincent gray lost a bet with the s
romney and i approve this message. the man on a jet ski was able breach the kennedy airport security system. he became stranded in jamaica in august when his jet so he swam to e airport and climbed a barbwire fence, crossed two runways and eventually rock -- walked right into a secure terminal. i figured i was gonna be on camera and somebody would up and maybe a helicopter or police car would come. nothing happened. i had to walk up to a cargo area. in the end, he was arrested charged with...
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the thing is that mitt romney, the reason that mitt romney is now where he is, he presented an alternative, it is not control referendum thing, it is a choice, mitt romney is a valid choice, he is presented himself in the debates at a minimum as someone who could be president. >> this is all -- -- you are right, this is all a confidence game right now. if people go to polls two weeks from now they feel that things are getting better, i think that obama will win, but if they are feeling uneasy -- >> people are still at play. >> they are. gerri: they are still at play. >> most important poll of all. who came out on top. coming up next. bob... oh, hey alex. just piing up some, brochures, sters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'mlad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here'sour "honk if youad an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male anno
the thing is that mitt romney, the reason that mitt romney is now where he is, he presented an alternative, it is not control referendum thing, it is a choice, mitt romney is a valid choice, he is presented himself in the debates at a minimum as someone who could be president. >> this is all -- -- you are right, this is all a confidence game right now. if people go to polls two weeks from now they feel that things are getting better, i think that obama will win, but if they are feeling...
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what mitt romney's tv ads saye? about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? ye yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. pefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say.ay we know what he'll do. anpresident obama: i'm barack romneyobama and...y i approve this message. well, inside the brewer, there's a giant staircase. and the room is filled with all these different kinds of coffee. actually, i just press this button. brew what you love, simply. keurig. >> that time of year, the annual corps marathon. scheduled to take place sunday. >> the marines can handle it. doubt the number of l stories from this but one runner will stand out. cleave caught up with him. >> this is not how most people gear up for sunday's marine marathon, but travis taylor is not most people. he is working on his second r the and has wo
what mitt romney's tv ads saye? about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? ye yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. pefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say.ay we know what he'll do. anpresident obama: i'm barack romneyobama...
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the thing ishat mitt romney, the reason thamitt romney is now where he is, he presented an alternative, it is not control referendum thing, it is a choice, mitt romney is a valid choi, he is presented himself in the debates at a minimum as someone who could be psident. >> this is all -- -- you are right, this is all a confidence game right now. if people go to polls two weeks from now the feel that things are getting bter, i think that oba will win, but if they are feeling uneasy -- >> people are still at play. >> they are. gerri: they are still at play. >> most important poll of all. who came out on top. i know the name of eight princesses. i'm an expert on softball. and tea parties. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for because i'm raisg two girls on my own. i'll worry about the economy more than a few times before they're grown. but it's for them, so i've found a way. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. massmutual. we'll he you get there. gerri: the psident said he is moving america
the thing ishat mitt romney, the reason thamitt romney is now where he is, he presented an alternative, it is not control referendum thing, it is a choice, mitt romney is a valid choi, he is presented himself in the debates at a minimum as someone who could be psident. >> this is all -- -- you are right, this is all a confidence game right now. if people go to polls two weeks from now the feel that things are getting bter, i think that oba will win, but if they are feeling uneasy --...
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it has swings towards romney a net two%. our last poll, just after the first debate -- is edging up, but obama has a steady lead. it is a democratic-leaning state these days. there has not been an awful lot of campaign activity in terms of action by the candidates. more important advertising -- they have not really targeted the state this year, unlike 2008 and the previous four cycles. host: there is an awful lot of advertising in the separate -- senate race, particularly by tom smith, the republican nominee. your polling shows that race is closer -- senator casey is still holding a lead of seven points over tom smith. what is happening in that race? caller: it is a simple matter of if you spend $17 million of your own money you can get hearing from people. senator caseous a member -- casey is a member of an institution that is not very popular these days, the congress. smith has gained traction just on the strength of his message. introducing himself to voters. that could be one of the surprises on election night. host: let
it has swings towards romney a net two%. our last poll, just after the first debate -- is edging up, but obama has a steady lead. it is a democratic-leaning state these days. there has not been an awful lot of campaign activity in terms of action by the candidates. more important advertising -- they have not really targeted the state this year, unlike 2008 and the previous four cycles. host: there is an awful lot of advertising in the separate -- senate race, particularly by tom smith, the...
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what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wadede. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads sayay. we know what he'll do. president obama: i i barack kobama and... i approve this message. ikmillion dollars for maryland one hundred schools.ty... question seven w will double i. rushern baker: question seven will add table games and... a new casino, generating llions of dolls... every year, without raising taxes. leggett: and audits will ensure the money goes... where it's supposed to. more jobs, and millions for schools. baker: question seven will be good for our kids... our teachers, and our schools. leggett: keep maryland money in maryland. baker: please vote for question seven. leggett: vote foquestion seven. >> we are monitoring a d
what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wadede. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads sayay. we know what he'll do. president obama: i i barack kobama and... i...
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i think romney is ahead in the race in the national race. i think he is within striking distance of the 270 eelectoral votes he needs, and the areas of the country where he made the greatest gains, when you compare him with the showing of john mccain tw 2008, appears to be a affluent suburbs. once upon a time affluent suburbs were solid republican territory, george h.w. bush in 1988 got big margins and carried states like michigan, ohio, california, in the four suburban counties outside philadelphia, he got 61% of the vote. zeroed out the democratic margin in the city of philadelphia. if you look at over the last 20 years, there's been a democratic trend in the affluent suburbs, and so president barack obama carried those four counties in pennsylvania with 57% of the vote if he carried the state. mitt romney grew up in bloomfield hills. >> a suburb of detroit. >> well, i grew up in the same area, went to the same high school so i'm quite familiar with it. he seems to be doing better. i if you look at the battleground poll -- the pew research
i think romney is ahead in the race in the national race. i think he is within striking distance of the 270 eelectoral votes he needs, and the areas of the country where he made the greatest gains, when you compare him with the showing of john mccain tw 2008, appears to be a affluent suburbs. once upon a time affluent suburbs were solid republican territory, george h.w. bush in 1988 got big margins and carried states like michigan, ohio, california, in the four suburban counties outside...
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the president zeroed in on mitt romney's trustworthiness while romney said tresident liked the plan. >> everything he's doing right now is to hide his real positions and try to win this election. you can trust that i say what i mean. and i mean what i say. >> we haven't heard an agenda from the president. that's why his campaign is taking on water and our campaign is supposed to be the ad. >> both sides also continue to flood the air waves trying to get a leg up on the race that is statistically tied in the polls with just two weeks now until election day. >> a republican u.s. senate candidate from indiana is scrambling tonight to qualify some controversial remas he made about rape. it happened during a debate tonight. richard morlock says that when a woman is impregnated in a rape, he says, in his words, it is something that god intended to happen. he says he does not intend for rape to happen, but god is the only one who can create life. he says while he disagrees with abortions, in cases of rape or incest, he says he does believe they are okay to save the life of a mother. >> some
the president zeroed in on mitt romney's trustworthiness while romney said tresident liked the plan. >> everything he's doing right now is to hide his real positions and try to win this election. you can trust that i say what i mean. and i mean what i say. >> we haven't heard an agenda from the president. that's why his campaign is taking on water and our campaign is supposed to be the ad. >> both sides also continue to flood the air waves trying to get a leg up on the race...
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evidently romney needs to do his homework. one more thing, he complain ud 23 million americans out of work, 23 million americans out of work. but when he was at bane capital and caused those plants to close down and shipped the jobs overseas, he's part of the 23 million americans out of work. >> gideon moore, talk to us more about the economic situation in north carolina, and what, if any, stimulus money came through the state and if it's going to have any sort of effect on the election. >> the job situation in north carolina isn't great. it's 9.7% unemployment both here in mecklenberg county and the state in general. i believe we're 47th nationally. frankly, it's not what we're used to. this is a state that's normally strong business climate and strong opportunity for folks to come and build careers and that's not what's been going on the last few years. you look and it's tough to say you look at north carolina, it's democratic governor. it was up to 2010 democratic legislature for the last over 100 years. and obviously a dem
evidently romney needs to do his homework. one more thing, he complain ud 23 million americans out of work, 23 million americans out of work. but when he was at bane capital and caused those plants to close down and shipped the jobs overseas, he's part of the 23 million americans out of work. >> gideon moore, talk to us more about the economic situation in north carolina, and what, if any, stimulus money came through the state and if it's going to have any sort of effect on the election....
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it never leaned romney. romney has never had a lean during the entire year in ohio but, look, part of the disadvantage romney has and part of the reason you have the headquarter numbers so big is because obama has been fighting for ohio for four years. they enough turn down their structure from four years ago and obama, romney, because of the primaries could not put as much focus on so that is a disadvantage. >> there clearly has been movement in the polls inabilitily and in the swing states. romney, especially, since the first debate in early october. how do you read this race. >> let's assume everyone is right that ohio is the linchpin which i think is reasonable supposition. you have a southwest national polls to include gallup and rasmussen that show romney with four, five, or six point lead and another one tomorrow and this is a bipartisan poll which is a sell it poll, reliable poll, showing romney up five nationally. in the battleground states. it is the battle ground poll is the name of it, a national
it never leaned romney. romney has never had a lean during the entire year in ohio but, look, part of the disadvantage romney has and part of the reason you have the headquarter numbers so big is because obama has been fighting for ohio for four years. they enough turn down their structure from four years ago and obama, romney, because of the primaries could not put as much focus on so that is a disadvantage. >> there clearly has been movement in the polls inabilitily and in the swing...
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mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message.
mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message.
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what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say. we know what he'll do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. we had a good group of people. good group of employees out there. this was a booming place. and mitt romney and bain capital turned it in to a junk yard. i was suddenly, 60 years old. i had no health care. mainly i was thinking about my family. how am i going to take care of my family. he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> today's talker, women. we spoke way senior campaign advisor for presi
what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say. we know what he'll do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i...
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i think it's a foregone conclusion, romney is it going to win the state. i don't think many people are listing it as a battleground state this year, so missouri has become more conservative and more republican, and so i think he really has a chance. >> susan? >> other than indiana, are both states trending republican, but again, those two senate candidates now are in trouble. can you tell me, just yes or no, if you believe the republicans will be able to take over the majority, will they win enough seats and next week take the majority? >> yes or no? 50%, you know, i can't tell you for sure. i think there's several we're going to pick up, but there may be a few that we don't hold as well, so we'll have to see which direction we go, but it's -- you know, it's going to be a real big year if we win the senate, i think. >> speaking to that a little bit, i noticed you're on message there with senator mcconnell on staying it's a 50-50 chance, because that's the same thing he says all the time. how will you work with your -- >> maybe that's -- >> how will you wor
i think it's a foregone conclusion, romney is it going to win the state. i don't think many people are listing it as a battleground state this year, so missouri has become more conservative and more republican, and so i think he really has a chance. >> susan? >> other than indiana, are both states trending republican, but again, those two senate candidates now are in trouble. can you tell me, just yes or no, if you believe the republicans will be able to take over the majority, will...
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it never leaned romney. romney has never had a lean during the entire year in ohio but, look, part of the disadvantage romney has and part of the reason you have the headquarter numbers so big is because obama has been fighting for ohio for four years. they enough turn down their structure from four years ago and obama, romney, because of the primaries could not put as much focus on so that is a disadvantage. >> there clearly has been movement in the polls inabilitily and in the swing states. romney, especially, since the first debate in early october. how do you read this race. >> let's assume everyone is right that ohio is the linchpin which i think is reasonable supposition. you have a southwest national polls to include gallup and rasmussen that show romney with four, five, or six point lead and another one tomorrow and this is a bipartisan poll which is a sell it poll, reliable poll, showing romney up five nationally. in the battleground states. it is the battle ground poll is the name of it, a national
it never leaned romney. romney has never had a lean during the entire year in ohio but, look, part of the disadvantage romney has and part of the reason you have the headquarter numbers so big is because obama has been fighting for ohio for four years. they enough turn down their structure from four years ago and obama, romney, because of the primaries could not put as much focus on so that is a disadvantage. >> there clearly has been movement in the polls inabilitily and in the swing...
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how does romney deal with that? >> he's going to try and paint him as the second coming of george w. bush who regretted ending the war in iraq, doesn't want to end the war in the afghanistan, wants to start a new war in iran. and romney simply answers that by pointing to everything we see in the middle east. the middle east is on fire. the way you prevent war is making sure your adversaries don't doubt your resolve or capabilities. he's going to go after him on defense. and a lot of these are going to be domestic issues wrapped in a foreign policy veneer. he's going to say we have a policy of weakness. that's going to cost defense jobs in virginia, ohio and florida. he's going to go after him on energy security and all the rest. so i think you'll see a lot of domestic policy wrapped in foreign policy renear. -- veneer. megyn: chris, to what extent does it create an advantage to president obama tonight this actually being the commander in chief? >> well, it's good to have on the job training, but it's not good if peo
how does romney deal with that? >> he's going to try and paint him as the second coming of george w. bush who regretted ending the war in iraq, doesn't want to end the war in the afghanistan, wants to start a new war in iran. and romney simply answers that by pointing to everything we see in the middle east. the middle east is on fire. the way you prevent war is making sure your adversaries don't doubt your resolve or capabilities. he's going to go after him on defense. and a lot of these...